Why is ketchup so hard to pour? - TED Ed

Why is ketchup so hard to pour? - TED Ed
Publication Date: April, 2014
Type of Resource: Video/animation

This video looks at non-Newtonian fluids.

This TED Ed video (4:28) would be useful in extending a student's understanding of the particle model of solids, liquids and gases.

The clip examines how the tomato particles behave when the bottle is shaken quickly (to spurt out suddenly) or when long slow motions are used over time.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S7U05 (Year 7), AC9S7U06 (Year 7)

Australian Curriculum:
  • Year 8 > Science Understanding > Chemical Sciences > Properties of the different states of matter can be explained in terms of the... > ACSSU151